Read about the situation in Qualcomm Stadium in SD and compare to that reported in the Super Dome in NOLA after Katrina. No troubles in Qualcommm, Dante’s Inferno in the Super Dome. What is the difference between the two? The so-called MSM will never speculate, preferring to savage the GWB Administration than to blame the poor blacks in NOLA. Of course, there weren’t any poor people in Qualcomm...right.
There's the problem- most journalists (and more than a few Freepers) thought that those were the only options. Few considered the possibility that it was not just the "poor blacks" who were to blame for that situation which was also the result of (1) the failure to evacuate the city and (2) using the Superdome as a shelter without adequate preparation.
Exactly right.
“What is the difference between the two?”
Qualcomm, as I understand it, is located away from the fires and they had running water, electricity and communication capabilities. If the evacuees became stir crazy or hot, they had the ability to go outside and walk about. Ir they had cars they were even able to drive somewhere. Volunteers were able to come in and furnish them with some amenities, and from what I gather, even a bit of entertainment. Last I heard, since many of the fires are now contained, many people had already left the stadium and were heading home. I hope that the majority of them find their property intact.
The Superdome is located in downtown New Orleans. When the levees broke the city was inundated and the Superdome was surrounded by water. All communication was cut off, there was of course no electricity, or running water, food or other needed items. The people inside were virtually trapped. It took days to jury rig the levee breeches so that the pumps could begin to empty the city. It was well over a month before the city began to slowly restore electricity. Nearly 200,000 homes in New Orleans were damaged or destroyed.